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Developer hopes to create Little Italy facelift

A developer is hoping to give Baltimore's Little Italy a facelift to make it feel more Italian, and that's got neighbors talking. Kai Reed reports.

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Updated: 8:35 AM EDT May 22, 2013

Developer hopes to create Little Italy facelift

A developer is hoping to give Baltimore's Little Italy a facelift to make it feel more Italian, and that's got neighbors talking. Kai Reed reports.

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WEBVTT THEIR POLICIES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW REGULATIONS BEFORE THE START OF FALL SPORTS PRACTICES. SHOULD LITTLE ITALY LOOK AND FEEL MORE OLD WORLD ITALIAN? ONE PERSON IS HOPING TO GIVE THE PLACE A FACELIFT OF SOURCE. -- SOURTS. -- SORTS. WHEN YOU SPEAK TO THE DEVELOPER, IT IS A WISH LIST OF THINGS YOU LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN HERE IN LITTLE ITALY. THOSE THOSE IDEAS HAVE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS TALKING. EVERYONE HAD HEARD ALL ABOUT IT. HE KNOWS LITTLE ITALY'S RICH HISTORY WELL. THE FAMILY MOVED FROM ITALY 60 YEARS AGO. I THINK I'M THE ONLY FAMILY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS FOR GENERATIONS. SHE HAS WITNESSED A GROWING PAINS WHILE NEIGHBORS HAVE THRIVED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT. ITALY HAS STAYED THE SAME. I LIKE THE FACT THERE'S SOMEONE INTERESTED IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK WE HAVE COME TO A TIME WHERE WE NEED TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT LITTLE ITALY AND RENEW OURSELVES. THE IDEAS FROM A DEVELOPER WHO HAS HURT JUST SIX HOMES -- HAS JUST PURCHASED SIX HOMES AND WANTS TO TEAR THEM DOWN AND BUILD NEW HOMES THAT WILL LOOK LIKE ITALIAN VILLAS WITH COBBLED STONE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS. THE TRADITIONAL SHUTTERS, FLOWERPOT, LOW OVER INTO NATIONAL LITTLE VERANDA. MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A ITALIAN STREET. AND A CONDO THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA. IT WILL NOT BE VEGAS. IT LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO ME. THAT'S OK. IT WILL BE EVEN BETTER. HE HAS YET TO SUBMIT HIS PLANS TO THE CITY. HE WILL SPEAK WITH BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. I LIKE THAT HE WANTS TO RE- CREATE ITALY. I'M SURE HE WILL COME AND SPEAK WITH OUR ORGANIZATION. HE PLANS TO MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TOMORROW. MANY OF HIS PLANS WOULD NEED APPROVAL FROM THE CITY. HE IS HOPING TO START SOME KIND OF BUILDING PROCESS SOMETIME IN

Developer hopes to create Little Italy facelift

A developer is hoping to give Baltimore's Little Italy a facelift to make it feel more Italian, and that's got neighbors talking. Kai Reed reports.